Hard/Strategic Infrastructure/Space, Aerospace & Defence Infrastructure

R&D & Testing Facilities

R&D and testing facilities covers laboratories and test infrastructure for aerospace and defence research and development, including wind tunnels, engine test stands, thermal-vacuum chambers, materials laboratories and defence research and test establishments.
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World mean
3.8
of 20 · median 1.0
Range
0–20
middle half 0.0–6.0
Panel SD
±0.48
round 1 ±0.97 — the honest estimate
Leader
20
United States

Indicators

The measures seeded for this capability in the framework. They are candidate indicators: no cell in the index has a source document attached to it yet.

Band spread across 197 nations

Frontier 5
Advanced 10
Established 9
Transitional 12
Foundational 14
Nascent 23
Inception 124

All 197 nations

Best first. The score is the mean of the four adjudicators' round-3 integers, rounded to the nearest integer; ±SD is their spread on that cell. Where the spread is three points or more, read the number as a band rather than a value.

#NationRegionScoreBandPanel SD
1 🇺🇸United States Americas 20 Frontier ±0.00
2 🇨🇳China Asia Pacific 18 Frontier ±0.43
3 🇫🇷France Europe 18 Frontier ±0.00
4 🇩🇪Germany Europe 18 Frontier ±0.50
5 🇬🇧United Kingdom Europe 18 Frontier ±0.50
6 🇯🇵Japan Asia Pacific 17 Advanced ±0.00
7 🇷🇺Russia Europe 17 Advanced ±0.00
8 🇰🇷South Korea Asia Pacific 17 Advanced ±0.50
9 🇮🇳India Asia Pacific 16 Advanced ±0.50
10 🇮🇱Israel Middle East 16 Advanced ±0.00
11 🇸🇪Sweden Europe 16 Advanced ±0.43
12 🇦🇺Australia Asia Pacific 15 Advanced ±0.50
13 🇨🇦Canada Americas 15 Advanced ±0.43
14 🇮🇹Italy Europe 15 Advanced ±0.00
15 🇳🇱Netherlands Europe 15 Advanced ±0.43
16 🇪🇸Spain Europe 14 Established ±0.43
17 🇹🇼Taiwan Asia Pacific 14 Established ±0.71
18 🇹🇷Türkiye Middle East 14 Established ±0.00
19 🇧🇷Brazil Americas 13 Established ±0.00
20 🇳🇴Norway Europe 13 Established ±0.43
21 🇵🇱Poland Europe 12 Established ±0.00
22 🇸🇬Singapore Asia Pacific 12 Established ±0.43
23 🇿🇦South Africa Africa 12 Established ±0.00
24 🇨🇭Switzerland Europe 12 Established ±0.83
25 🇧🇪Belgium Europe 11 Transitional ±0.43
26 🇮🇷Iran Asia Pacific 11 Transitional ±0.50
27 🇵🇰Pakistan Asia Pacific 11 Transitional ±0.43
28 🇺🇦Ukraine Europe 11 Transitional ±0.71
29 🇨🇿Czechia Europe 10 Transitional ±0.00
30 🇦🇷Argentina Americas 9 Transitional ±0.43
31 🇪🇬Egypt Africa 9 Transitional ±0.50
32 🇫🇮Finland Europe 9 Transitional ±2.68
33 🇮🇩Indonesia Asia Pacific 9 Transitional ±0.43
34 🇳🇿New Zealand Asia Pacific 9 Transitional ±0.50
35 🇷🇴Romania Europe 9 Transitional ±0.43
36 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates Middle East 9 Transitional ±0.50
37 🇬🇷Greece Europe 8 Foundational ±1.00
38 🇲🇾Malaysia Asia Pacific 8 Foundational ±1.30
39 🇰🇵North Korea Asia Pacific 8 Foundational ±0.43
40 🇹🇭Thailand Asia Pacific 8 Foundational ±0.83
41 🇦🇹Austria Europe 7 Foundational ±1.30
42 🇲🇽Mexico Americas 7 Foundational ±1.09
43 🇵🇹Portugal Europe 7 Foundational ±1.30
44 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia Middle East 7 Foundational ±1.30
45 🇷🇸Serbia Europe 7 Foundational ±1.09
46 🇻🇳Vietnam Asia Pacific 7 Foundational ±0.83
47 🇧🇾Belarus Europe 6 Foundational ±0.00
48 🇭🇺Hungary Europe 6 Foundational ±1.00
49 🇰🇿Kazakhstan Asia Pacific 6 Foundational ±0.50
50 🇸🇰Slovakia Europe 6 Foundational ±1.12
51 🇧🇬Bulgaria Europe 5 Nascent ±1.12
52 🇩🇰Denmark Europe 5 Nascent ±1.78
53 🇯🇴Jordan Middle East 5 Nascent ±0.43
54 🇲🇦Morocco Africa 5 Nascent ±0.83
55 🇨🇱Chile Americas 4 Nascent ±1.41
56 🇨🇴Colombia Americas 4 Nascent ±0.71
57 🇭🇷Croatia Europe 4 Nascent ±1.12
58 🇪🇪Estonia Europe 4 Nascent ±1.73
59 🇳🇬Nigeria Africa 4 Nascent ±0.43
60 🇵🇪Peru Americas 4 Nascent ±1.12
61 🇸🇮Slovenia Europe 4 Nascent ±0.83
62 🇩🇿Algeria Africa 3 Nascent ±0.43
63 🇦🇿Azerbaijan Middle East 3 Nascent ±1.50
64 🇨🇺Cuba Americas 3 Nascent ±1.09
65 🇪🇹Ethiopia Africa 3 Nascent ±0.87
66 🇬🇪Georgia Middle East 3 Nascent ±2.05
67 🇮🇪Ireland Europe 3 Nascent ±1.30
68 🇱🇻Latvia Europe 3 Nascent ±1.30
69 🇱🇹Lithuania Europe 3 Nascent ±1.30
70 🇵🇭Philippines Asia Pacific 3 Nascent ±1.23
71 🇶🇦Qatar Middle East 3 Nascent ±1.12
72 🇹🇳Tunisia Africa 3 Nascent ±1.09
73 🇻🇪Venezuela Americas 3 Nascent ±0.87
74 🇦🇲Armenia Middle East 2 Inception ±1.09
75 🇧🇩Bangladesh Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±0.87
76 🇨🇾Cyprus Middle East 2 Inception ±0.87
77 🇪🇨Ecuador Americas 2 Inception ±1.09
78 🇬🇭Ghana Africa 2 Inception ±0.43
79 🇮🇶Iraq Middle East 2 Inception ±0.87
80 🇰🇪Kenya Africa 2 Inception ±0.71
81 🇰🇼Kuwait Middle East 2 Inception ±0.87
82 🇱🇺Luxembourg Europe 2 Inception ±1.09
83 🇲🇲Myanmar Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±1.30
84 🇴🇲Oman Middle East 2 Inception ±1.41
85 🇱🇰Sri Lanka Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±0.87
86 🇺🇿Uzbekistan Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±0.71
87 🇦🇱Albania Europe 1 Inception ±0.43
88 🇦🇴Angola Africa 1 Inception ±0.71
89 🇧🇭Bahrain Middle East 1 Inception ±0.43
90 🇧🇴Bolivia Americas 1 Inception ±0.43
91 🇧🇦Bosnia & Herzegovina Europe 1 Inception ±0.83
92 🇧🇼Botswana Africa 1 Inception ±0.50
93 🇧🇳Brunei Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.43
94 🇰🇭Cambodia Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.43
95 🇨🇲Cameroon Africa 1 Inception ±0.50
96 🇨🇷Costa Rica Americas 1 Inception ±0.43
97 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire Africa 1 Inception ±0.50
98 🇩🇴Dominican Republic Americas 1 Inception ±0.43
99 🇸🇻El Salvador Americas 1 Inception ±0.43
100 🇪🇷Eritrea Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
101 🇬🇦Gabon Africa 1 Inception ±0.50
102 🇬🇹Guatemala Americas 1 Inception ±0.43
103 🇭🇳Honduras Americas 1 Inception ±0.43
104 🇮🇸Iceland Europe 1 Inception ±0.43
105 🇯🇲Jamaica Americas 1 Inception ±0.50
106 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.71
107 🇱🇧Lebanon Middle East 1 Inception ±0.83
108 🇱🇾Libya Africa 1 Inception ±0.71
109 🇱🇮Liechtenstein Europe 1 Inception ±0.50
110 🇲🇬Madagascar Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
111 🇲🇹Malta Europe 1 Inception ±0.83
112 🇲🇺Mauritius Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
113 🇲🇩Moldova Europe 1 Inception ±0.43
114 🇲🇳Mongolia Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.43
115 🇲🇪Montenegro Europe 1 Inception ±0.43
116 🇳🇦Namibia Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
117 🇳🇵Nepal Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.43
118 🇳🇮Nicaragua Americas 1 Inception ±0.50
119 🇲🇰North Macedonia Europe 1 Inception ±0.43
120 🇵🇸Palestine Middle East 1 Inception ±0.43
121 🇵🇦Panama Americas 1 Inception ±0.43
122 🇵🇾Paraguay Americas 1 Inception ±0.43
123 🇷🇼Rwanda Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
124 🇸🇳Senegal Africa 1 Inception ±0.71
125 🇸🇩Sudan Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
126 🇸🇾Syria Middle East 1 Inception ±0.83
127 🇹🇯Tajikistan Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.43
128 🇹🇿Tanzania Africa 1 Inception ±0.71
129 🇹🇹Trinidad & Tobago Americas 1 Inception ±0.43
130 🇹🇲Turkmenistan Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.43
131 🇺🇬Uganda Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
132 🇺🇾Uruguay Americas 1 Inception ±0.71
133 🇿🇲Zambia Africa 1 Inception ±0.50
134 🇿🇼Zimbabwe Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
135 🇦🇫Afghanistan Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
136 🇦🇩Andorra Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
137 🇦🇬Antigua & Barbuda Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
138 🇧🇸Bahamas Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
139 🇧🇧Barbados Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
140 🇧🇿Belize Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
141 🇧🇯Benin Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
142 🇧🇹Bhutan Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
143 🇧🇫Burkina Faso Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
144 🇧🇮Burundi Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
145 🇨🇻Cabo Verde Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
146 🇨🇫Central African Rep. Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
147 🇹🇩Chad Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
148 🇰🇲Comoros Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
149 🇨🇬Congo Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
150 🇩🇯Djibouti Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
151 🇩🇲Dominica Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
152 🇨🇩DR Congo Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
153 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
154 🇸🇿Eswatini Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
155 🇫🇯Fiji Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.43
156 🇬🇲Gambia Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
157 🇬🇩Grenada Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
158 🇬🇳Guinea Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
159 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
160 🇬🇾Guyana Americas 0 Inception ±0.43
161 🇭🇹Haiti Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
162 🇻🇦Holy See Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
163 🇰🇮Kiribati Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
164 🇽🇰Kosovo Europe 0 Inception ±0.43
165 🇱🇦Laos Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.43
166 🇱🇸Lesotho Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
167 🇱🇷Liberia Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
168 🇲🇼Malawi Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
169 🇲🇻Maldives Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
170 🇲🇱Mali Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
171 🇲🇭Marshall Islands Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
172 🇲🇷Mauritania Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
173 🇫🇲Micronesia Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
174 🇲🇨Monaco Europe 0 Inception ±0.43
175 🇲🇿Mozambique Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
176 🇳🇷Nauru Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
177 🇳🇪Niger Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
178 🇵🇼Palau Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
179 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.43
180 🇰🇳Saint Kitts & Nevis Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
181 🇱🇨Saint Lucia Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
182 🇻🇨Saint Vincent & Grenadines Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
183 🇼🇸Samoa Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
184 🇸🇲San Marino Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
185 🇸🇹São Tomé & Príncipe Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
186 🇸🇨Seychelles Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
187 🇸🇱Sierra Leone Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
188 🇸🇧Solomon Islands Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
189 🇸🇴Somalia Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
190 🇸🇸South Sudan Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
191 🇸🇷Suriname Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
192 🇹🇱Timor-Leste Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
193 🇹🇬Togo Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
194 🇹🇴Tonga Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
195 🇹🇻Tuvalu Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
196 🇻🇺Vanuatu Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
197 🇾🇪Yemen Middle East 0 Inception ±0.00

Others in Space, Aerospace & Defence Infrastructure

CapabilityWorld meanRangeLeader
Manufacturing Facilities4.90–20United States
Launch, Maintenance & Support2.30–20United States
Satellites & Orbital Systems4.30–20United States
Ground Segment & Tracking5.00–20United States
Military Bases & Installations7.80–20United States